The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

hand upOn the lruNSN hClu OF hOr tut,
'phat a luv'ly jag lac as onto imI'
Giles a tlisy," said the heir Of the
O'Gilligins intensely. 81 amt seen i'm
80 bcautcr'ny cornell since III night he
kicked tn lung DIN Bad Man Mulycy nm
lay fer ded tree days in Clsoy's col box.
cts is pride phat does 1t, said the
mother, making q casual dash of u clipper
iul of ice-cold water at the head ol the
hero of O'Oilligan's alloy. "llc b'laycs
that livery thrun OiriSh gintlcm'n should
git chuck on Chr stmJs uyc-nn' hc live
up, pltsy-hc live up & his sintiminis. y
"Ilooroo," remarked the head oi the
household suddenly, Topping over on his
back and gazing iogyily upward, "Oim
impressed wild tn notion, Uornaylia, that
olive a load on me this c~ycuiu'."
"l' have indndc, Danny"
"llayc Oi revealed amy political So
crots nv TIA party while under such inloc.
cncc2''
Not you, Danny. win yea sit M
now2'
"Oi will" said Mr. O'Giligun, s,olidly.
"Oi will at upwid dc utmost cntoosilsm, ~
To prove that he was sincere hu rolled
over on his face, and went promptly anu
temprsmously To sleep again.
There lac lay uncomiDrtably on the floor,
while his son wrapped a worstcd muller
round his own neck, stepped over the prrs
lritc form ul MS "a hvr, aud. taking th,
bahy's hand, led that sturdy liulc ON,
| duwn slairs tu have a last look ~ The gluri
Gus grocery store window hall q bloch
above.
The instant the children dislppcar.,
through the doorway the shaggy head -
OGiliran was raised, aud hc locke,
around. Then hp got NOR firmly on hi
feet. and, by the aid at his wife, remove,
his check Jumper AMI Cardigan jacket
and. assuming a black broadcloth Goa
which was only produced ON great orc,
>inns. lac ilmmcd What - known technical
ly ~ a 'p.ug' hat ON his head, and, will
many winks. and a sIund smack on Cor
nclia = ample check. he whispered IN he
car, aud, rolling ~unstvalily out 1T the tcnu
mcnt, made his way uOisiiy down the rick
cts stairs 10 she alley. Once then, he tUl
tOcl out into Roosevelt street, and thence
by EASY Stages, into The Bowery.
No wonder they call the alley aitc
O'Gilligin instead oi by the title The cit
gave i~t-rincipplo Placer. There are il
or 600 people in the four bog tenement
that rise tn such dizzy nights on both side
ui the alley, but the most popular man /
thum all * O'Gilligan. For years ho ll
been the life aud soul of the place. lleca
talk politics in a way that causes the bt
/. tender around the NJ Ia blush docpl,
and retire into the shadow ~ the kcroscn
lamp. aud. II he has any money, the allie
feels the benefit Of II oil hand. y hen Ia
Man Mulycy was bpaiing his mother int
a condition of comalusc Indifference, h,
hind 'ockcd doors, IL was O'hilligin vii
sailed In and not OILY polished oil the be-
ligcrcnt Muiycy In such admirable iaship
that he never uitrrwnrl showed his tcci
around tho ward, hut, when he had cou
platcl the victory, hc succeeded In cilccI
|, ing a loan OF - iron the alderman Of ii
ward, with which he dealt out hOspitnlit
in the way Of rye aud bourbon after
fashion unprecedented in the annals Of III
. ncighborhOod.
Life IL short" O'Gillignn would N,
"an' th1sc nv IA which il not chumps vi
ondcv.or 1 live by tho way. m We jOunc
, along"
|. The popularity of the house. was share
10y his youngest born. That very day tn
one before Christmas Mrs. O'dilligl
went Ia the grocer and took the bal
with her. Alter looking ut the dimplc
checks big Irish eyes aud pudgy figure
? the child for some moments. the grOc,
made the little one n present Of N app
~ big nnd ned that II nearly caused III
eyes To pop out Of the Child's head. III
4 stood by the door Of the shop pccrin
. through the musiy aud dusty glns, ~
into the slushy street, where her cy
caught the figure 81 a tramp lying hall
/ the snow aud half against tho awnir
. posts, the picture OF griulcd, miscrab
. AMI woCiul soltishncss lie hal putty, III
culorcd checks, q stubhlo-b bearded jaw, nl
u half open mouth with protruding tusk
Occasionally. his cycs would open and ~
slowly about In their purple hucd socket
while his fluffy aud disrolorcd hands mn,
futile efforts 10 keep tho water from driI
A ping down his nccl from the awnif
a above. The O'Gilign child looked Mt hiD
/. n long time In silence. Then she pull,
4 open the big door, anil. toddling out slo,
. ~ 10 where the sot lay in the gutter, N
4 leaned over with bOth her chubby han,
. on his breast and pc,rrd inquirinHy I'M
D his eyes, while She hell the apple undI
Q her arm. After a long and searching loo
!. she asked softly;
sis 90 ded, misicr?"
r NO. said the tramp with m cXtm0
binary bunt Of truthiulncs and cando
II ain't dcad-Tm drunk"
"Wcll, y'u look vSy, yc'y Sick" mi
the child, paiting his iice with one Of h
little brown hands gently, IAN I'm goiI
L give y'u my apple"
T%hcrcup0n shs topk her apple ffo.
under her arm, pllc~l Il In tho hand
= the o%utcast, aud, prcssing his big iingr
closely around II will her own chubl
n hands, she turned anil toddlcd back inI
g the grocery shop and returned scdatc
g with her mother Ia tlr house. In an h0,
Il was known through The nllcy, and d
a baby had apples onDugh for the week.
O IL was 7 O'Clock Whom the daughter
the housccame In with hcrChooks reddenC
l. by tho frosty MIR and her eyes dancir
brightly.
"Ycr late, Kay.tie, child" said n
mother kissing ihc t.nrsat and usif,